FX Networks has started the platform roll-out of FXNow, its new TV Everywhere service. FXNow is FX Networks' new HBO Go-like streaming service that allows cable subscribers to access a wealth of FX, FXX and FXM content from anywhere. Right now, the a...

Time Warner Cable customers can now use their Xbox 360 as a bonafide cable box. Microsoft announced the new partnership Friday that will let TWC TV customers access up to 300 of the most popular live TV channels on their Xbox 360. An Xbox Live Gold s...

The ABC network is going to start live-streaming network content to all ABC-owned TV stations. The new service, dubbed Watch ABC, will debut on May 14 during ABC's upfront presentation in New York City. The service will initially only be available in...

Whether it's during the latest episode of Game of Thrones or a football game on TV, chances are you might be engaging with a second screen and tweeting, Facebook posting and otherwise communicating with friends about what you're watching. Now a socia...

Adobe is releasing Project Primetime to beta on Thursday. It's the company's effort to streamline the process of bringing broadcast television to IP and connected devices. The online TV industry is exploding. More than just original programming built...

I have been writing about Apple’s fabled “iTV” for over two years now. Initially, it was just a major upgrade to Apple TV. Eventually, it morphed into a full-blown TV set. Now we’ve settled on the middle ground of a cable-box-replacing set-top box. L...

HBO is making the pilot episode of Aaron Sorkin's new television show The Newsroom available to non-subscribers for free on multiple platforms. The drama, which debuted last night, is available online to give non-subscribers a taste of the program. U...

The battle between TV Everywhere and online streaming is getting more intense, amidst reports that Hulu will soon require a cable or satellite subscription to access the latest network content. Right now, users can access many shows from ABC, NBC and...

A new report indicates that Comcast, Disney and News Corp. will soon own even more of the streaming television service Hulu. According to Bloomberg, Providence Equity Partners -- the one non-media conglomerate invested in Hulu -- is close to selling ...

DirecTV is adding Starz content to its upcoming TV Everywhere service. The two companies announced an extension to their distribution agreement Monday, one that will provide DirectTV subscribers access to Starz Online and Encore Online content. Direc...

Just because HBO Go is now available on the Xbox 360 doesn't mean every HBO customer will have the ability to use it. While testing the brand new Xbox apps -- which also include Comcast Xfinity/Streampix and MLB.TV -- we were a little miffed to find ...

The new Apple TV software update didn't just bring better iCloud and iTunes Match support to Apple's set-top box; it introduced a way for users to sign up and subscribe to select content subscription from the device, while paying for the services via...

Comcast is hoping to prevent its cable customers from cutting the cord by introducing a new streaming video service. The service, known as Xfinity Streampix, is designed to complement Comcast's existing Xfinity on Demand and TV Everywhere initiatives...

Netflix has launched its first original series, Lillyhammer. The series stars Steven Van Zandt as a New York gangster who finds himself living in Norway as part of the witness protection program. Rather than rolling out episodes individually, all eig...

The unspoken battle between HBO and Netflix got a little uglier on Thursday when it was revealed that the premium cable channel had stopped offering DVDs to Netflix at a discount. As first reported by the The New York Times and later confirmed by bot...

Cablevision cable customers will soon be able to enjoy HBO Go. The cable company was one of the few major holdouts when the service launched on iOS and Android earlier this year. On Friday, another former holdout, Time Warner Cable, also announced th...

Netflix has signed an agreement with CBS and Warner Bros. to bring content from The CW network to Netflix members in the U.S. Netflix's deal with The CW, running through the 2014-15 season, will include access to current, previous and future programm...

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Dish Network is preparing to launch its own movie streaming service to compete with Netflix, according to a new report. The company acquired most of Blockbuster's assets in April for $320 million and will reportedly introduce the service under the Bl...

John Clancy is the president and CEO at Azuki Systems, where he is leading this charge to deliver video content to the mobile devices of millions of consumers worldwide. You can catch up on Azuki news or check out the company’s blog. Fueled by the ex...

Cablevision and Viacom have announced that they've settled their legal dispute over Cablevision's Optimum apps for iPhone and iPad. In June, Viacom announced that it was suing Cablevision over its live streaming app for iOS. It allows Cablevision sub...

Ron Frankel is the CEO of Synacor, the leading provider of authentication and information management technologies and TV Everywhere services for cable, telecommunication and satellite providers. Today's consumers want TV content not just in the web b...

The TV Everywhere movement got another win Wednesday, as Fox announced that it will limit next-day streaming access to some of its programs to cable, satellite and Hulu Plus customers. This news, which comes a week after CNN and HLN's TV Everywhere p...

Select cable subscribers will be able to access 24-hour live broadcast streams from CNN and HLN on CNN.com, the CNN App for iPad and CNN for iPhone, CNN has announced. Right now, the live access to CNN is only available to AT&T, Comcast, Cox, DISH Ne...

Beginning Tuesday, satellite TV provider Dish Network will stream TV shows to its subscribers on a website called DishOnline.com and through set-top boxes and mobile devices. That differentiates Dish's online offering from some other cable or satelli...

More good news for existing Comcast subscribers. Along with content from TBS, TNT, and Starz, you’ll soon be able to view shows and movies from HBO and Cinemax online through the companies’ new joint venture – TV Everywhere. TV Everywhere was announc...

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